There have been some reports in the media which have now claimed that Liverpool have switched their focus to Inter Milan’s Alessandro Bastoni after losing out on Manchester City bound Marc Guehi.
LIVERPOOL looked set to sign the England defender last summer before Crystal Palace pulled the plug on a Deadline Day move, and it was believed that they would make a move at the end of the season when his current deal ran out at Palace.
But Man City did not wnat to wait until the end of the season and instead made an offer to Palace for £30 million in a bid to seal a deal for Guehi this January, and the England star has agreed that move to City.
Reports now claim that Arne Slot is targeting Inter Milan’s Bastoni as the alternative for Guehi and are reportedly ready to meet the £65 million asking price in a bid to shore up that defence.
Virgil Van Dijk has looked very shaky this season, nothing like himself, while Ibrihim Konate has also looked very unsteady in that defence, which has led to reports that he will leave for free at the end of the season.
IcFootballnews says…
LIVERPOOL should have made a move for Guehi, he may have preferred the move to Anfield over City, but they waited and instead missed out on a player that could have really improved that back-line.
Bastoni is a very good defender, but he would need time to adapt to the Premier League, so he will not make the immediate impact that Arne Slot would probably need.
The best option should have been Guehi, now the Reds will have to move for their back-up options, which is more of a risk to take
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